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UFC 246 Twitch Piracy Fail Raises Questions For Amateur Pirates & UFC Alike

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This rookie mistake raises questions of how easy it has become for Joe Public to get into live pirate streaming and the possible consequences for those who get into the game without considering their own security. This type of online infringement has traditionally been carried out by ‘professionals’ with experience of obtaining streams and broadcasting them securely but this Twitch debacle is miles apart. But the issues go deeper than that. – Andy, TorrentFreak » https://ift.tt/38n8mcC

UFC’s Fight Pass Is Melting Down During the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor Fight

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Moments after coverage of the Las Vegas match between UFC fighter Conor McGregor and undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather was scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on Saturday night, UFC Fight Pass pulled a real HBO Go, crashing under load and preventing many users from watching the big showdown. – Bryan Menegus & Tom McKay, Gizmodo http://ift.tt/2wRGQ7M

Meet The Company Quietly Behind Streaming McGregor Vs. Mayweather To Millions

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What many of those UFC.TV streamers likely won’t realize, however, is that they aren’t actually watching the fight with UFC’s streaming technology, they aren’t dealing with UFC customer service reps and they aren’t even giving their money to the UFC, at least not directly. Rather, all of those jobs will be handled by NeuLion, the digital video technology company that remains behind the scenes but will manage almost every aspect of Saturday night’s online broadcast. – Chris Smith, Forbes http://ift.tt/2wCxfCj